My Approach & Philosophy
We are a relational species.
Our growth as individuals is directly linked to the opportunities we have to connect with others because, at the end of the day: we can’t implement what we do not know how to do. Relating to and connecting with others adds to our vocabulary, our coping skillset, our sense of belonging.
As a recovering perfectionist, I thought I had to do everything on my own. To a certain extent, we can– we can put hours into processing our traumas and insecurities internally or through a preferred outlet. At some point, though, we need someone else to act as a sounding board and guide through the endless thoughts. For myself, I found that working with a therapist facilitated an unbiased, nonjudgmental, and welcoming conversation that I was able to mirror within myself. This is what I strive to encapsulate in my work with clients. Leading with curiosity, love, and acceptance allows for client growth and self-reflection.
Recreating your sense of self or, especially, learning who you are in the first place, can be an intimidating process, and its a process of refinement. I am a biracial Latina, a neurodivergent eldest daughter, and am actively healing my relationship with my body and food, so I’m no stranger to how the process changes and evolves. Having support throughout it was empowering for me and made the experience a lot less scary. While I do not know your exact story or what you have been through, I’m familiar with the feelings that may be accompanying it and will provide a space that feels safe for you to share.
Therapy should echo the uniqueness of your perspective. While I tend to draw from psychodynamic, person-centered, and existential modalities first, I follow an eclectic approach as a therapist. What you bring to the therapeutic space is unique and how we work through it will be as well. This is a space for you to feel profoundly, grow exponentially, live radically, and learn gently. Whatever energy you bring to the room (celebratory, hopeless, silly, defeated, happy, tired, angry, etc.), I will greet and match with warmth and affirmation.
*Offering walk and talk sessions for clients in the Charlotte area*
Outside of the therapeutic space, I am an avid fantasy and classics reader, chronic TV show re-watcher, and voracious music listener. Some of my other favorite pastimes include: taking very long walks with my pup, Phoebe, spending time with family and close friends, and re-teaching myself how to play guitar and piano!
